Wednesday 3 December 2014 14:41, UK
QPR goalkeeper Rob Green admits the club's miserable away form has raised the stakes at Loftus Road.
Harry Redknapp's side have lost all seven of their Premier League games on the road since promotion and slipped into the bottom two on Tuesday night following a 2-0 defeat at Swansea.
But Rangers have collected seven points from nine at home and Green knows three more on Saturday against fellow strugglers Burnley must be the target.
"This is the difficulty with not picking up points away from home, the home games become that much more critical," Green said.
"Loftus Road is a great place to play football, the fans get behind you and it's a great atmosphere. We've been a difficult team to beat at home and Burnley is going to be a big game."
Redknapp, speaking after defeat at the Liberty, pointed to a string of tough trips and Green has also cited mitigating circumstances.
"Everyone's saying you've not picked up a point away from home and that's true," Green added.
"It's difficult to hear that in December but we've almost played every team in the top half away from home so that shows the size of the task we've had so far this season.
"We went to Newcastle, who had won five on the bounce, we went to Manchester United on the back of them signing Radamel Falcao and Angel Di Maria.
"There have been some big asks but out of the seven there have been three games where we haven't done ourselves justice.
"They have tarnished the performances of the other four where we've been in games which have been close encounters."
